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{{Infobox dam
| name = Dhauliganga Dam
| name_official =
| image = Dhauliganga Dam.jpg
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| image_caption = Dhauliganga Dam Reservoir
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| location_map = India Uttarakhand
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| coordinates = {{coord|29|58|42.6|N|80|34|19.2|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| location = [[Uttarakhand]]
| status = destroyed by flooding
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| opening =
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| cost = {{Currency|15.8 billion|INR}}<ref name="IE" />
| owner = National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd
| dam_type = [[Embankment dam|Embankment]], earth and rock-fill
| dam_height = {{convert|56|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| dam_length = {{convert|315|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| dam_crosses = [[Dhauliganga River]]
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| spillway_type = Gate controlled
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| plant_operator =
| plant_commission = 2005
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| plant_type = r
| plant_turbines = Vertical [[Francis turbine]]s
| plant_capacity = 4x70 MW
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The '''Dhauliganga Dam''' was a concrete face rock and earth-fill [[embankment dam]] on the [[Dhauliganga River]] near [[Dharchula]] in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]], close to the borders with [[Tibet]] and [[Nepal]]. It had very little pondage and operated as [[run-of-the-river]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhpcindia.com/Default.aspx?id=186&lg=eng&CatId=1&ProjectId=20|title=NHPC Limited : Projects : Power Stations : Dhauliganga}}</ref> It was constructed by a joint venture of [[Kajima|Kajima Construction Corporation, Ltd.]], and [[Daewoo|Daewoo Engineering & Construction]] with [[Bauer Group|Bauer Maschinen]].
HRT & PH was constructed by JV of [HCC, Hindustan Construction Company] and Samsung Corporation [E&C] Group. It generates 280 MW(4x70 MW) of hydro power.

In June 2013, there was an unprecedented flash flood, causing massive debris accumulation and the complete submergence of the power house. Damage caused electrical equipment replacement and loss of total generation capacity for more than six months.

== Destruction ==
{{Main article|2021 Uttarakhand flood}}
On February 7, 2021 a sudden flash flood caused by an avalanche resulted in the complete destruction of the hydro power plant, affecting over one thousand people in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sandrp.in/CurtainRaiserontheeventsatNHPCs280MWDhauligangaHEP.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103092214/http://sandrp.in/CurtainRaiserontheeventsatNHPCs280MWDhauligangaHEP.pdf |archive-date=3 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant]]
* [[Rini, Uttarakhand]]
* [[Rishiganga]]

== References ==
{{Reflist | refs =
* <ref name="IE">{{cite web|title=Dhauliganga I Hep Updated: December 2011|url=http://www.infraline.com/details/Dhauliganga-HEP-162106.htm|publisher=Infraline Energy|accessdate=2012-10-14|date=29 December 2011}}</ref>
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{{Power Stations of Uttarakhand}}

[[Category:Dams in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Pithoragarh district]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2005]]

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